A Hot Mess

If you knew of the show in advance you would probably buy front and center tickets to this three-ring circus we call our life.  Here are the events of last week's show:

•air conditioning went out on Saturday morning of a 3 day, 99 degree weekend ~
translation:  couldn't even call repairman until 3 days into the DanFam5.2 Heat Wave of 2014

•bought fan and pathetically moved it from room to room, sitting near it with air blowing in our faces -  picture dogs who stick their faces out the car window with their hair and ears blowing and that was basically us

•discovered poison ivy on me in several spots--wha?  

•all 5 slept sweat in one bed with said fan

•got epiphany to buy window unit

•sleeping, and I use that term loosely, consisted of: 

 3 kids, 2 adults, 2 dogs, a case of poison ivy, and 2 nights of bedwetting all sealed tightly in one room to keep insane heat out

It wasn't all gloom and doom.  We had a hotel stay planned on Sunday night prior to the DanFam5.2 Heat Wave of 2014.  And now that we made it through to the other side we totally appreciate the ac.  

If you take away the whole hot thing, it was kind of dreamy for the kids.
1) It was so hot inside and out that we allowed a lot of screen time.  For 5 days.
2) The whole family huddled in front of the fan and window unit on our bed each night watching a movie because we couldn't bear being anywhere in the house for one more minute.
3) They got to sleep in our bed, the whole night, for 3 nights.
4) Clothing was optional.